Ten years ago this April, Prince William and Catherine Middleton married at Westminster Abbey with the eyes of the world on them. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were cheered through the streets on their way back to Buckingham Palace where, after the obligatory balcony appearances, they enjoyed a three course wedding breakfast alongside invited guests. After a long morning and the small job…
Ten years ago, on 29 April 2011, Prince William married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey. The newly created Duke of Cambridge married his university sweetheart in front of almost 2,000 people in their fairytale wedding. While everyone was enamoured with the bride’s…
Ahead of the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, which took place ten years ago this month, there was one outfit that excited almost as much attention as the bride’s gown. As April 29th 2011 approached, speculation about what The Queen would wear to her…
The Duchess of Cambridge’s 2011 wedding dress is one of the most celebrated royal wedding dresses of modern history. When she emerged from that Rolls-Royce Phantom with her father, the world immediately rushed to find any information possible about the dress. And although the dress was dissected by royal watchers and media alike, some elements drew more attention than others. In particular…
Royal Wedding Dresses: the designer behind the Duchess of Cambridge's famous gown
29th April 2021
When Kate Middleton stepped out of the Rolls-Royce Phantom VI at Westminster Abbey on the morning of 29 April 2011, the world finally learned who created her wedding dress: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.To most of the world, it was a well-kept secret. But Burton’s…
The Cartier Halo Tiara earned its way into the royal history books when it was worn by Miss Catherine Middleton when she married Prince William in 2011.
Commissioned by the Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth II’s father in 1936, from the House of Cartier, the tiara is made…
All brides need a bouquet and a royal bride is no different. Flowers are as much a part of a wedding as the dress, the cake and the first kiss but they are usually filled with special meanings that add a personal as well as regal element to the whole day. Here, we look back at the bouquet carried by Kate Middleton on the day of her royal wedding, April 29th 2011.
The Duchess of…
Prince William married his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011. Today, let’s take a look back at the ceremony and the couple.
Prince William, the oldest son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, was born 21 June 1982 in London. His…
It might be the birthplace of Sweden’s current king and the home of Crown Princess Victoria and her family, but Haga Palace has also served many different functions over the years, ranging from an orphanage to a guest house for visiting foreign statesmen to a…
The National Maritime Museum will soon be opening a new royal exhibition in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery. ‘Tudors to Windsor: British Royal Portraits’ will feature over several centuries of royal portraits.
The exhibition will cover 500 years and four dynasties: the Tudors, the Stuarts, the Hanoverians, and the Windsors. It will trace royal portraiture in Britain…
